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destring

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To remove hard fibers or strings from.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • The two men found the three women destringing freshly picked bush beans for the evening meal.
  • I served as an extra pair of hands, occasionally peeling potatoes or destringing celery.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To convert (a variable of string type) to some other, usually numeric data type.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Examples

  • I require some help with destringing my variables.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: destringify

Antonyms: stringify

History

Etymology

From de- + string.